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EP 0 210 064 A3 |
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EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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Date of publication A3: |
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26.07.1989 Bulletin 1989/30 |
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Date of publication A2: |
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28.01.1987 Bulletin 1987/05 |
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Date of filing: 21.07.1986 |
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BE DE FR GB IT NL SE |
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22.07.1985 US 757337
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Applicant: GENERAL INSTRUMENT CORPORATION |
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New York
New York 10153 (US) |
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- Luhrmann, Craig J.
New York, 11709 (US)
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Representative: Allam, Peter Clerk et al |
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LLOYD WISE, TREGEAR & CO.,
Commonwealth House,
1-19 New Oxford Street London WC1A 1LW London WC1A 1LW (GB) |
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(57) The same basic ROM circuit may be used to provide memories of increased capacity
for pre-existing systems having different fixed numbers of address inputs. The appropriate
page configuration is selected to accommodate the number of address inputs in the
system. The system is adapted to generate a page address signal having the required
number of bits on the data bus. The selected page configuration is obtained by mask
programming the address decoder and input buffer circuits. The page address signal
from the data bus is routed through the data transfer buffers and stored in a RAM
for use in conjunction with the row and column address inputs.